Kangas (textile)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > textile art (visual works)

Descripción

East African rectangular cotton textiles printed in bold designs and bright colors, with borders that frame the panel that often contain Swahili inscriptions. They are variously used as main garments, skirts, shawls, hoods, and even occasionally as tablecloths.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263328

Otros términos

  • kangas [es]
  • kanga [nl]
  • kanga (textile) [en]
  • kanga [es]
  • khanga [en]
  • khangas [en]
  • kikoi [en]
  • kikois [en]